Hitachi Construction Equipment is using the Bauma Munich fair this week (24-30 October) to showcase its brand new prototype – a 13.5-tonne battery electric excavator. In this video, product manager Norihiko Kinugawa, speaks exclusively to iVT about the ZX135-7EB and reveals a little more about the top-secret project that is pushing the boundaries of electrification.
BAUMA VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Hitachi unveils 100% electric 13.5-tonne excavator prototype
By Tom Stone
Tom Stone
Tom Stone is Editor of the iVT brand – which includes digital and print editions of a quarterly magazine and the Advanced Lift-truck supplement, as well as ivtinternational.com, which is updated daily. Tom has met and interviewed some of the world's leading industrial vehicle OEM presidents, CEOs and MDs, and takes great pride in cementing iVT's place as the leading forum for debate within the industry, a reputation that his been built up over the brand's 25-year history.